Friday, September 5, 2014

One Person at a Time: Ann


~Even though I have a lot of people in my family tree, I also have a lot of "holes" that need more research. Over the next few months, I am going to attempt to patch up those holes by doing research one person at a time- starting at the beginning of the list~


Today's name: Ann



I have 3 people in my tree with the name "Ann"- with no maiden name:

#1: Ann
Before Research:
Ann- birth and death date are unknown. She married Samuel Brown and they had a daughter- Mercy Ann Brown (1722-1784) and she married Joshua Baldwin (1721-1800)- a distant cousin of mine.


After Research:
Ann Clarke was born on 08 Sep 1698 in Newport, RI and died on 09 Nov 1746 in Westerly, RI. She married Samuel Brown (1694-1769) on 05 Sep 1717 in Bucks County, PA. Her parents were Carew Clarke (1668-1759) & Ann Dyer (1672-1731).
Ann's paternal grandfather- Joseph Clarke (1618-1694) came from England and her maternal grandfather- William Dyer (1609-1672) came from England as well.




#2: Ann
Before Research:
Ann- birth and death date are unknown. She married Aaron James. They had at least 2 daughters- Susannah (1744-1825) & Mary (1751-1836). Mary married Moses Mendenhall (1744-1821)- my 3rd cousin, 9x removed. Susannah married Caleb Mendenhall (1747-1825)- my 3rd cousin, 9x removed.

After Research:
Ann Wilson was born on 24 May 1711 in Westtown, Chester, PA and died in 1781. I couldn't find any information on her parents (Yet). She married Aaron James (1725-1830) on 27 Aug 1743 in Philadelphia, PA. 




#3: Ann
Before Research:
Ann- birth and death date are unknown. She married Richard Buffington and they had at least 1 daughter- Lydia Buffington (1691-1785)- Lydia married George Martin- son of Thomas and Margery (Mildenhall) Martin- my 1st cousin, 11x removed.

After Research:
Ann Francis was born in 1652 in Great Marlow, England and died in 1695 in Chester County, PA. Her parents were Mister Francis (1633-1733) & Alice Palmer (1633-1733). She married Richard Buffington (1655-1748) in 1670 in Buckinghamshire, England. They had 10 children:

1. Mary 
2. Ann             1674-1747
3. Richard Jr.   1679-1741
4. William        1681-1757
5. Ruth             1682-1744
6. John              1683-1736
7. Hannah         1685-1720
8. Thomas          1685-1741
9. Elizabeth        1689-1697
10. Lydia            1691-1785

2 comments:

  1. We share some ancestors here. Ann Clarke and Anne Dyer and the family are all relatives of mine. :-)

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  2. Hi Avalongirl83, seems we might be distant cousins then! Id love to chat sometime :)

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